Twitterrific 3.1 beta fixes memory leak

Twitterrific is a favorite amongst Mac-using Tweeters, so the new 3.1 beta's …

The friendly folks at The Iconfactory have just released a new beta for Twitterific 3.1 (b3 to be exact). In addition to several bugfixes and a heapin' helpin' of Teh Snappy™, Twitterrrific 3.1 also brings several new features.

The first that caught my eye were some keyboard shortcuts that mimic similar behaviors in the RSS juggernaught NetNewsWire: the space bar skips to the next unread tweet, "k" will mark all as read, and "u" marks a tweet as unread. Another significant feature allows you to scroll through new tweets by mousing over the Twitterific window, and then auto-hiding after you mouse away. An auto-hiding cursor makes reading easier, a tweak to Growl notifications keeps the screen tidy, and more Power User Preferences™ are also included.

Two particular bug fixes of note: trailing periods are not included in links, and a memory leak that could make Twitterrific unresponsive over time has been plugged. Avatars are now loaded asynchronously, adding yet more snappiness. In all, there are 13 bug fixes listed in the What's New document, which you can read at your leisure after downloading the new beta from The Iconfactory.